Snowfall aftermath: All routes cleared in Bijbehara says Prez MC
Anantnag: Authorities in Bijbehara area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district said that all the routes in the town have been cleared of the snow. President Municipal Committee Bijbehara, Shaheena Parveen claimed that snow from all routes of Bijbehara town has been cleared. “I was personally monitoring the whole situation from the last 3 days and […]
Promoting communal harmony: MC Bijbehara workers cleaning temples every week
Anantnag: In Muslim majority Bijbehara, the local Municipal Committee has been cleaning Hindu sacred holy places, conveying a message of harmony among the masses. President Municipal Committee Bijbehara and her team have been cleaning all religious places every week in Bijbehara town. Shaheena Parveen while talking to ‘Kashmir Vision’ said that after taking charge, she […]
After a decade, slain LeT militant was first to pick arms in Chakoora village
Pulwama: Unlike other areas of southern districts, the Chakoora village in Litter Tehsil of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district witnessed no militant recruitment from past over one decade. However, the slain militant Irfan Ahmad Sheikh from the village was the first to pick up gun after a gap of 11 years when no youth from the […]
Achabal, Dachnipora residents aghast over ‘Admin discrimination’
Anantnag: Inhabitants of Achabal and Dachnipora areas of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district here have expressed resentment against the government for ordering approval to three colleges in Anantnag district within the radius of four kilometres and ignoring other large areas. Talking to ‘Kashmir Vision’, the residents alleged political and bureaucratic discrimination as according to them Mattan […]
Over a decade passed, Pulwama Bridge awaits completion
Pulwama: Over a decade has elapsed since the work on vital bridge in Awantipora was started, the authorities have utterly failed to complete the project, thus leaving the locals to face hardships. The work on a vital bridge in Awantipora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district is awaiting completion from last 12 years. The estimated […]
Absence of electric poles posing threat to villagers in Pulwama, Shopian
Pulwama/Shopian: The low tension lines hanging on wooden logs and tree trunks in several villages of southern districts are posing threat to the local residents as the authorities in the Power Development Department (PDD) have failed to maintain the lines properly. The residents of Rakh and Zahidbagh in Litter Tehsil of Pulwama district and Darbagh […]
Anayat’s sojourn with militancy ended in five days
Pulwama: Barely five days after joining militant ranks, Anayat Ahmad Ziger of Arihal was trapped along with his senior associate Shahid Baba in Drabgam village of Pulwama district on Thursday evening. Anayat, son of Mohammad Abdullah Ziger, a driver by profession according to his friends left home on 26th January, soon after SaqibShafi Dar along […]
Bullet-ridden body of militant commander’s cousin found
Shopian: A bullet-ridden body of a young woman was recovered from SuganDragad area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday morning. Locals said that the bullet-riddled body of the woman was recovered from CherbaghDragad, the place where funerals of slain Zeenat-ul-Islam and Dr Shams-ul-Haq were held last month. “We heard around 10 to 15 gun […]
Citing frequent closure of roads, GATE aspirants demand postponement of exams
Pulwama: In view of the prevailing weather conditions and frequent closure of Srinagar-Jammu highway, the Kashmiri engineering students who are scheduled to appear in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) here have demanded postponement of their examinations. The engineering students of Kashmir division who have to appear in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) […]
Forces launch search operation in Drabgam Pulwama
Srinagar: Forces Thursday evening launched cordon and search operation in Drabgam village in Rajpora tehsil of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Official sources said that after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area, joint team of forces including 44 RR launched search operation in the area. Eye witnesses said that a large […]